The Final Fantasy XV Metacritic Thread: 82 with 90 reviews. (Final score?)

[Alkibiádēs]

Hynad said:

Alkibiádēs said:

If even a terrible game like FF XIII can get an 83% than a mediocre one should score at least 95%.

Either way, review scores mean nothing for franchises like this. Gaming critics give out way too high scores for games with obvious flaws.

The concensus so far, from people who got the game early and the media posting pre-reviews is that the gameplay is really fun, especially the battle system, but it's the way the story it told that some people have issues with. But most everywhere I read, people say the game is really good and the story of Noctis is intriguing and interesting.

 

I think a lot of the complaints so far come off as nitpicks, because of the nature of the game, its history and the unrealistic expectations that come with that as a result.

I wasn't really claiming FF XV was mediocre, haven't played it. Merely pointing out that gaming critics rarely make sense when reviewing games. If FF XV deserves an aggregate score of 83% than an amazing game should score over a 100%, which is obviously not possible.

My complaint about FF XV is its setting and character design, but those are personal preferences and not flaws with the game (different strokes for different folks).